Free Wild Heart- Extended Edition (The Wild Heart Series) by Jennifer Culbreth

letting her breath blow gently against his skin, “Not this time, Sparky. I think I’ll handle it on my own,” she whispered as she peeked over into his eyes. Fully dilated with sexual frustration ablaze in them, he slowly turned toward her with a devious smile. “I’ll be looking forward to your call, Knox,” her words were breathless and heavy as she spoke his name.
    “As always, Aiyana, it was a pleasure seeing you.” His dark eyes lingered with her own until she turned.
    She tried to keep herself from running and as much as she wanted, she didn’t allow herself to look back at him. She hoped into her truck and took off down the road. Her hands were still shaking with adrenaline as she pulled up to her house. What it was about that man that made her feel so fierce, she didn’t know. She could feel every inhibition fly out of the window with every step he’d taken toward her. The anticipation of the weekend grew inside of her. For the first time she was thoroughly looking forward to what was to come.
     

KNOX
    Knox mounted his bike, grabbing his erection and shifting it in his pants in an attempt to subdue the thoughts coursing through his veins. He had been in the hardware store every day for the past week, waiting, hoping that she’d come in. She was like a siren calling to him, and no different than the lowly sailors adrift at sea he conceded to her song. She was temptation in the flesh, a beautiful seductress, and he would devour her body, mind, and soul at the first chance he got.
    As his bike came to life, he let out a deep breath. He knew, deep in his being, that a woman like her didn’t come around often. If you were fated to have someone like that cross your path, you owed it to yourself and destiny to follow the path to see where it led. He gripped the throttle, letting his engine growl out as he raced down the road toward the cabin, becoming one again with the road and exhaling the rest of the world.
     

CHAPTER SIX
    FORGET, FORGIVE, AND BEGIN AGAIN
    “Yes, sir,” Ani tried to keep her voice from reverberating off of the walls of her new office. “You can bring that in this afternoon.” She peeked over at Kate, who was cheerful and smiling as she helped the customer sitting at her desk. “Ok, Mr. Johnson, I’ll see you soon; thank you.” Ani hung up the phone as she checked off another item from her to-do list.
    She tried to not be obvious as she watched Kate walk the customer to the lobby, smiling before handing them their receipt. The last few days at work had been slightly awkward. Every attempt Ani had made to talk to Kate had been an epic failure. Aside from certain business documents she’d had to sign for Ani, Kate had avoided her as much as possible
    Ani shuffled through the papers on her desk, grabbing Mr. Johnson’s regulation form and signing it. She noticed Kate’s name as the personal banker and decided to make another attempt to strike up a conversation. Grabbing the paper, Ani made her way toward Kate’s office. She could see Kate let out a deep sigh before Ani had even made it to her door. She wasn’t positive, but she’d thought Kate had let out a low growl as well.
    “Hey, Kate. I need to get your signature on this please,” Ani stood at her door, waiting for Kate to invite her in.
    “Sure. Come on in,” Kate huffed as she took the paper from Ani.
    Ani looked down at the empty seat in front of Kate’s desk; it was now or never. Without hesitation she sat quickly in the seat, plopping down so hard the chair slid a few inches across the floor. Ani looked up at Kate with embarrassment and tried hard not to laugh, but as Kate’s face softened Ani released a loud chuckle. Ani covered her mouth, but it was too late; both of their laughter was now bellowing out through the lobby from Kate’s office.
    “You have never been graceful.” Kate clutched at her stomach, “I wish you could have seen your face when the chair moved. I thought it was going down and taking you